Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963. McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits. The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc. Revised April, 2010

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Bones
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    • Description: 1946-1947 photo of 12 slender curved bones tagged, numbered and mounted to a backing.
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    Bones
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      • Description: 1946-1947 photo of 12 slender curved bones tagged, numbered and mounted to a paper backing.
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      Boxers: Unidentified
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        • Description: Fall-Spring 1930s-1940s Five male boxers pose for a group portrait.
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        Boy and Cub Scouts
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          • Description: Mid 1950s photo of boy scout John Allen receiving his God and Country Award from the Assistant Minister Rev. George Lawrence and Mr. Dean (probably the scout leader)in the First Congregational Church sanctuary with the pulpit behind the three men. John was a member of the church and resided on Pine Street in Burlington. See also mcalA01F12i04 for version of same group.
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          Boy and Cub Scouts
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            • Description: Winter, Spring. Boy Scouts. 1945-1956 Four men seated at a small table. The American flag and another flag are on each side of them. One man is a priest. A brick wall is behind them.
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            Boy and Cub Scouts
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              • Description: Winter, Spring. Boy Scouts. 1945-1956 A group of scouts and leaders pose for a group photo. A birch log candle stand is placed in front with 14 lit candles. Photo #2.
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              Bristol School - Activities
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 Bristol High School students seated in a convertible. A sign on the door reads "Double Door, BHS annual play". Location is just outside the old high school on the corner of Park Street and School Street. A recreational park is at the left. The small building in the upper right corner of photo is the old elementary school currently home to the Bristol Historical Society. Photo #20.
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                Bristol School -Basketball
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                  • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol boys' 8th grade basketball team in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #5.
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                  Bristol School -Basketball
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                    • Date Created: 1945/1946
                    • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coaches in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #30
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                    Bristol School -Basketball
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                      • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coach in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #9
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